59.1% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buninyong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buninyong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are much more common in Buninyong than in most similar areas. About 32.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This trend towards higher education makes the area stand out compared to its peers.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished their schooling, with 59.1% completing Year 12. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it sits a little below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buninyong, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are common here, as 32.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the state figure of 29.2% and the national figure of 26.3%.
32.9% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Buninyong, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.0%, followed closely by education at 15.7% and health at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 primary schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. While the school advantage score is higher than most areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.22
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
245
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Buninyong
3 schools — 734 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3
| Buninyong Primary School, Buninyong | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 567 | 1,044 |
| Ballarat Steiner School, Mount Helen | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 64 | 1,076 |
| Magpie Primary School, Magpie | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 103 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buninyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20409/buninyong/topic/education